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The National Crime Agency (NCA) is leading the investigation.

GCHQ's roll will be to "investigate the root causes of the incident and factor in any lessons learned to future guidance and policy on cyber security".

The NCSC said in a statement: "We are already working with the NCA and Tesco Bank and others and are providing direct assistance to the company at their request, including on-site assistance.

"In the case of cyber related incidents, it can, on certain occasions, take a significant period of time to understand the incident given the technical complexities involved.

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"So the story will emerge over time.

"Given the investigation thus far and the evidence at hand, the National Cyber Security Centre is unaware of any wider threat to the UK banking sector connected with this incident." Victim Mark Taylor had £2,500 had drained from his Tesco bank account blown by the criminals in Spain.

The computer analyst, 46, said: "The account should have been blocked at the first attempt of a withdrawal from overseas.

"For anyone to take that amount of money out in that way and Tesco not find it suspicious is just incredible. It’s as though there’s no security in place to stop it."